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{{Politics of South Ossetia}}
{{Infobox legislative election
A '''parliamentary election''' in ], a breakaway region of ] recognised as an independent state by ] and ], was held in June, 2009.<ref name="novosti">{{cite web
| election_name = 2009 South Ossetian parliamentary election
| title = More than 70 observers to monitor South Ossetia elections
| country = South Ossetia
| publisher = ]
| previous_election = ]
| url = http://en.rian.ru/world/20090530/155126138.html
| next_election = ]
| date = 2008-05-30
| election_date = 31 May 2009
| accessdate = 2008-05-31}}</ref> According to the preliminary results, the highest number of votes went to the ruling Unity Party.<ref name="res">{{cite web
| seats_for_election = 34 seats in the ]
| title = {{ru icon}} Предварительные результаты голосования на выборах депутатов Парламента РЮО на 01:00
| majority_seats = 18
| publisher = RES News Agency
| opinion_polls =
| url = http://cominf.org/node/1166480142
| date = 2009-06-01
| accessdate = 2009-05-31}}</ref> Two opposition parties were not permitted to run out of concern that they might not be loyal to ], the reigning ].<ref>] ] ] 11:17 citing ], ] and ]: </ref><ref name="rnw">] ] ] 06:55Z&ndash;16:34Z: ]</ref><ref name='telegraph' />


| ongoing = no
Under laws of ], the elections were illegal.<ref name="reuters_sunday" /> The separatist government is unlikely to enforce Georgian laws.
| results_sec =
| turnout =


| party1 = Unity Party (South Ossetia)
The ],<ref>] ] ] 11:41: </ref><ref>] ] ] 12:34: ] ] ] 11:30 BST: </ref> the ],<ref name="US">. The US Embassy in Georgia. June 1, 2009</ref> and ]<ref name="NATO">. Sofia News Agency. June 2, 2009</ref> have issued statements saying these organisations consider the elections illegal, and have rejected their results.
| leader1 = ]
| percentage1 = 47.53
| seats1 = 17
| last_election1 = 20


| party2 = People's Party of South Ossetia
==Background==
| leader2 = ]
South Ossetia has a population of about 70,000. It has had '']'' independence from central Georgian rule since the ]. After the ], Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia, but so far only ] has followed suit. Most countries, including Georgia, consider South Ossetia part of Georgia's constitutional territory.<ref name="reuters0531">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0IH20090531|title=Rebel Georgian region holds election, tension builds|date=2009-05-31|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2009-06-02}}</ref>
| percentage2 = 23.14
| seats2 = 9
| last_election2 =


| party3 = ]
==The elections==
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Four parties were contesting for 34 seats in the ]. According to the central election commission, 45,000 people were registered to vote on Sunday. <ref name="bbc_sunday">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8075821.stm|title=Disputed South Ossetia holds poll|date=2009-05-31|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2009-05-31}}</ref> This was the first South Ossetian election since the republic obtained its limited international recognition in 2008. The election was observed by over 70 representatives from 10 countries,<ref name="novosti" /> including representatives from ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Among the observers were ], the chairman of the ]<ref>{{cite web
| leader3 = ]
| title = {{ru icon}} Глава ЦИК РФ приехал в Южную Осетию как наблюдатель на выборах
| percentage3 = 22.80
| publisher = ]
| seats3 = 8
| url =http://www.rian.ru/politics/20090530/172743847.html
| last_election3 =
| date = 2009-05-30
| accessdate = 2009-05-30}}</ref> and Italian ] ]<ref name="rian_valid"/><ref name="rian_2009-06-03A">, ], 2009-06-03</ref>.


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About 100 Russian and international reporters arrived in South Ossetia to cover the event.<ref name="observers">{{cite web|url=http://www.interfax.com/3/496017/news.aspx|title=S.Ossetia polls to be observed by 50 monitors, 100 reporters - electioncommission|date=2009-05-27|publisher=Interfax|accessdate=2009-05-27}}</ref> Voters were able to cast ballots at 95 ]s, 88 in South Ossetia and 7 in ] (6 of them opened in ] and 1 in ]). No other overseas polling stations were open.<ref>{{cite web
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| title = ]
| before_election = ]
| before_party = Unity Party (South Ossetia)
| after_election = ]
| after_party = Unity Party (South Ossetia)
}}{{Politics of South Ossetia}}

Parliamentary elections were held in ] on 31 May 2009. The result was a victory for the ruling ], which won seventeen of the 34 seats. Two opposition parties were not permitted to run out of concern that they might not be loyal to President ].<ref>] 31 May 2009 11:17 citing ], ] and ]: </ref><ref name="rnw">] 1 June 2009 06:55Z&ndash;16:34Z: {{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name='telegraph' />

Under laws of ], the elections were illegal.<ref name="reuters_sunday" />

The ],<ref name='telegraph'>] 1 June 2009 11:30 BST: </ref><ref>] 1 June 2009 11:41: </ref><ref>] 1 June 2009 12:34: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606151411/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=06&dd=01&nav_id=59528 |date=2009-06-06 }}</ref> the ],<ref name="US"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607003243/http://georgia.usembassy.gov/official-statements-20010/georgia-parliamentary-elections-in-south-ossetia-june-1-2009.html |date=June 7, 2009 }}. The US Embassy in Georgia. June 1, 2009</ref> and ]<ref name="NATO">. Sofia News Agency. June 2, 2009</ref> have issued statements saying these organisations consider the elections illegal, and have rejected their results.

==Background==
The ] has a population of about 70,000. It has had '']'' independence from central Georgian rule since the ]. After the ], Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia, followed by ]. Other countries, including Georgia, consider South Ossetia part of Georgia's constitutional territory.<ref name="reuters0531">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0IH20090531|title=Rebel Georgian region holds election, tension builds|date=2009-05-31|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2009-06-02}}</ref>

==Campaign==
]
Four parties were contesting for 34 seats in the ]. According to the central election commission, 45,000 people were registered to vote on Sunday.<ref name="bbc_sunday">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8075821.stm|title=Disputed South Ossetia holds poll|date=2009-05-31|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2009-05-31}}</ref> This was the first South Ossetian election since the republic obtained its limited international recognition in 2008.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
About 100 Russian and international reporters arrived in South Ossetia to cover the event.<ref name="observers">{{cite web|url=http://www.interfax.com/3/496017/news.aspx |title=S.Ossetia polls to be observed by 50 monitors, 100 reporters - electioncommission |date=2009-05-27 |publisher=Interfax |accessdate=2009-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606153804/http://www.interfax.com/3/496017/news.aspx |archivedate=June 6, 2009 }}</ref> Voters were able to cast ballots at 95 ]s, 88 in South Ossetia and 7 in ] (6 of them opened in ] and 1 in ]). No other overseas polling stations were open.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Press-Release on RSO Parliament Election | title = Press-Release on RSO Parliament Election
| publisher = RES News Agency | publisher = RES News Agency
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| accessdate = 2009-05-30}}</ref> | accessdate = 2009-05-30}}</ref>


==Regulations== ==Structure==
The election was conducted using the ] system. In order to be represented in the parliament, a party needs to pass a 7% ]. The election will be considered valid with the ] of at least 50% + 1 vote and with at least two parties securing seats in the parliament. Otherwise, another election will take place in 4 months.<ref>{{cite web The election was conducted using the ] system with a 7% ]. For South Ossetian authorities to consider the election valid, the ] would have been at least 50% + 1 vote, and at least two parties would have acquired securing seats in the parliament. If these criteria hadn't been fulfilled, the South Ossetian legislation provided for a repeat election in four months.<ref>{{cite web
| title = {{ru icon}} В Южной Осетии началось голосование на выборах в парламент | script-title=ru:В Южной Осетии началось голосование на выборах в парламент
| publisher = ] | publisher = ]
| url = http://lenta.ru/news/2009/05/31/vote/ | url = http://lenta.ru/news/2009/05/31/vote/
| date = 2009-05-31 | date = 2009-05-31
| accessdate = 2009-05-31}}</ref> | accessdate = 2009-05-31|language=ru}}</ref>

==Election day==
As of 10:00 am GMT on 31 May, 59.88% of registered voters had cast their votes, crossing the electoral threshold of 50% plus one vote. The South Ossetian election commission has thus declared the elections valid.<ref name="rian_valid">{{cite news|url=http://en.rian.ru/world/20090531/155131231.html|title=S. Ossetian election body declares parliamentary poll valid|date=2009-05-31|publisher=RIA Novosti|accessdate=2009-05-31}}</ref>


==Parties== ==Parties==
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| date = 2009-03-17 | date = 2009-03-17
| accessdate = 2009-04-15}}</ref> | accessdate = 2009-04-15
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090606132520/http://www.georgiatimes.info/?lang=en&area=articleItem&id=9052&path=articles
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The Unity Party is the ruling party in the current parliament.<ref name="rian_valid"/> According to ], Unity, Communists, and the pro-Kokoity People's party support the current President ], while the Fatherland Socialist party opposes him.<ref name="reuters_sunday">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0IH20090531|title=Rebel S. Ossetia votes in post-war test for ruler|date=2009-05-31|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2009-05-31}}</ref> Two opposition parties were barred from running, the ruling Unity suspecting they would not be sufficiently loyal to the ruling president Kokoity. Specifically, Unity has been expressing concerns that if the opposition parties were allowed in the Parliament, they might try to block a constitutional amendment removing presidential term limits, thus not permitting Kokoity to run for a third presidential term. Somewhat confusingly, one of the barred opposition parties also used to be named "People's Party" but was preëmpted by appearance of a pro-Kokoity block registering themselves under this name. The Unity Party is the ruling party in the current parliament.{{cn|date=April 2023}} According to ], Unity, Communists, and the People's party support the current President ], while the Fatherland Socialist Party opposes him.<ref name="reuters_sunday">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0IH20090531|title=Rebel S. Ossetia votes in post-war test for ruler|date=2009-05-31|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2009-05-31}}</ref> Two opposition parties were barred from running.

==Opinion polls==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Date
!Institute
!]
!]
!]
!FSP
!''Against all''
!''Undecided''
|-
| 31 March 2009
|
| 22%
| 32%
| 16%
| 22%
| 8%
| n/a
|-
| 21 April 2009
|
| 19%
| 29%
| 14%
| 19%
| 19%
| n/a
|-
| 26 April–15 May 2009
|
| 31.6%
| 12.8%
| 7.0%
| 7.2%
| 19.0%
| 22.0%
|}


==Results== ==Results==
As of 10:00 UTC, 59.88% of registered voters had cast their votes, crossing the electoral threshold of 50% plus one vote. The South Ossetian election commission has thus declared the elections valid.{{cn|date=April 2023}}


According to the preliminary results, the Unity Party has obtained the most votes with 46.38% of the vote, followed by People's Party with 22.58% and the Communists with 22.25%, thus securing 17, 9 and 8 parliament seats respectively, while the Fatherland Socialist Party fell just short of passing the 7% threshold with only 6.37%.<ref>{{cite web According to the '''preliminary results''', the Unity Party has obtained the most votes with 46.38% of the vote, followed by People's Party with 22.58% and the Communists with 22.25%, thus securing 17, 9 and 8 parliament seats respectively, while the Fatherland Socialist Party fell just short of passing the 7% threshold with only 6.37%.<ref>{{cite web| script-title=ru:Явка на выборах депутатов Парламента Республики Южная Осетия составила 81,93%. В Парламент прошли три политические партии| publisher = RES News Agency| url =http://cominf.org/node/1166480145 | date = 2009-06-01| accessdate = 2009-06-01|language=ru}}</ref> The official results were expected by June 7.

| title = {{ru icon}} Явка на выборах депутатов Парламента Республики Южная Осетия составила 81,93%. В Парламент прошли три политические партии
According to the final results, the Unity Party won 17 seats with 21,246 votes, the People's Party won nine seats with 10,345 votes and the Communist Party won eight seats with 10,194 votes.
| publisher = RES News Agency

| url =http://cominf.org/node/1166480145
{{Election results
| date = 2009-06-01
|image=]
| accessdate = 2009-06-01}}</ref> The official results are expected by June 7.
|party1=]|votes1=21246|seats1=17|sc1=
|party2=]|votes2=10345|seats2=9|sc2=
|party3=]|votes3=10194|seats3=8|sc3=
|party4=]|votes4=2918|seats4=0|sc4=
|invalid=1110
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==Reaction==
;''']''': Group of 11 observers, representing ], ], ], and ] noted the election was held 'complying with common democratic standards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.georgiatimes.info/news/13807.html |title = The EU president Czech Republic regards the parliamentary elections i… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803043026/http://www.georgiatimes.info/news/13807.html |archive-date=3 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Italian ] and Russophile ] ] commented:<ref name="moscownews.ru">{{Cite web |url=http://moscownews.ru/news/20090604/55379020.html |title = The week in review - South Ossetia elections denounced by West {{!}} NEWS {{!}} The Moscow News |access-date=2009-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822122217/http://moscownews.ru/news/20090604/55379020.html |archive-date=2011-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{cquote|These elections were a model of democracy.}}


==Commentary==
;{{EUR}}: The EU refused to accept either the legality of the election or its results.<ref name='telegraph'/> ;{{EUR}}: The EU refused to accept either the legality of the election or its results.<ref name='telegraph'/>
;{{GEO}}: Georgia dismissed the election as illegitimate. ], the State Minister for Reintegration commented:<ref name="reuters_sunday"/>{{cquote|What they in South Ossetia call elections are very far from real elections.}}
;{{US}}: The United States denounced the elections "as a step away from a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict" and refused to "recognize neither the legality nor the results."<ref name="US"/>
;]: The Secretary-General of NATO, ] said the alliance did not recognize the elections and reiterated "its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders".<ref name="NATO"/> ;]: The Secretary-General of NATO, ] said the alliance did not recognize the elections and reiterated "its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders".<ref name="NATO"/>
;{{GEO}}: Georgia dismissed the election as illegitimate. ], the State Minister for Reintegration commented:<ref name="reuters_sunday"/><ref name="moscownews.ru"/>{{cquote|What they in South Ossetia call elections are very far from real elections.}}{{cquote|Nothing but clownery, a farce and a redistribution of criminal power.}}
], a ] for ] and a former ] functionary, participated as a foreign observer and said that the elections were "a model of democracy".<ref>] ] ]: </ref>
;{{US}}: The United States denounced the elections "as a step away from a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict" and refused to "recognize neither the legality nor the results."<ref name="US"/>
;{{RUS}}: ], spokesman for the ], said that the election was judged by international observers to be free and compliant with international norms, and that the election is important for the further development and democratisation of South Ossetia. On comments offered by the European Union and the United States, Nesterenko stated:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.russiatoday.ru/meeting/2009-06-12/US_and_EU_attempted_to_deprive_South_Ossetia_the_right_to_build_its_own_life.html|title=US and EU attempted to "deprive South Ossetia the right to build its own life"|date=12 June 2009|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> {{cquote|They neither recognize the result, nor want to see the real situation as it unfolds. This is an attempt to deprive the South Ossetian nation of the right to build its own life independently. Such statements from the promoters of democratic norms everywhere rather harm themselves.}}

==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 1 January 2025

2009 South Ossetian parliamentary election
South Ossetia
← 2004 31 May 2009 2014 →
34 seats in the Parliament
18 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Unity Party Aslanbek Bulatsev 47.53 17 −3
People's Party Kazimir Pliyev 23.14 9
HIKP Stanislav Kochiev 22.80 8
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Aslanbek Bulatsev
Unity Party		 Aslanbek Bulatsev
Unity Party
Politics of South Ossetia
Constitution
Executive
LegislatureParliament of South Ossetia Chairman
Alan Tadtaev
Political parties
Elections
Administrative divisions
  • First level: Four Raions
  • Second level: Towns / cities
Foreign relations
Diplomatic missions of / in South Ossetia

Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 31 May 2009. The result was a victory for the ruling Unity Party, which won seventeen of the 34 seats. Two opposition parties were not permitted to run out of concern that they might not be loyal to President Eduard Kokoity.

Under laws of Georgia, the elections were illegal.

The European Union, the United States, and NATO have issued statements saying these organisations consider the elections illegal, and have rejected their results.

Background

The Republic of South Ossetia has a population of about 70,000. It has had de facto independence from central Georgian rule since the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War. After the August 2008 South Ossetia war, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia, followed by Nicaragua. Other countries, including Georgia, consider South Ossetia part of Georgia's constitutional territory.

Campaign

President Eduard Kokoity voting in the 2009 parliamentary elections

Four parties were contesting for 34 seats in the Parliament of South Ossetia. According to the central election commission, 45,000 people were registered to vote on Sunday. This was the first South Ossetian election since the republic obtained its limited international recognition in 2008. About 100 Russian and international reporters arrived in South Ossetia to cover the event. Voters were able to cast ballots at 95 polling stations, 88 in South Ossetia and 7 in Russia (6 of them opened in North Ossetia and 1 in Moscow). No other overseas polling stations were open.

Structure

The election was conducted using the party-list proportional representation system with a 7% election threshold. For South Ossetian authorities to consider the election valid, the voter turnout would have been at least 50% + 1 vote, and at least two parties would have acquired securing seats in the parliament. If these criteria hadn't been fulfilled, the South Ossetian legislation provided for a repeat election in four months.

Parties

The following parties participated in the election:

The Unity Party is the ruling party in the current parliament. According to Reuters, Unity, Communists, and the People's party support the current President Eduard Kokoity, while the Fatherland Socialist Party opposes him. Two opposition parties were barred from running.

Opinion polls

Date Institute Unity Communist People's FSP Against all Undecided
31 March 2009 IA "Res" 22% 32% 16% 22% 8% n/a
21 April 2009 IA "Res" 19% 29% 14% 19% 19% n/a
26 April–15 May 2009 IA "Res" 31.6% 12.8% 7.0% 7.2% 19.0% 22.0%

Results

As of 10:00 UTC, 59.88% of registered voters had cast their votes, crossing the electoral threshold of 50% plus one vote. The South Ossetian election commission has thus declared the elections valid.

According to the preliminary results, the Unity Party has obtained the most votes with 46.38% of the vote, followed by People's Party with 22.58% and the Communists with 22.25%, thus securing 17, 9 and 8 parliament seats respectively, while the Fatherland Socialist Party fell just short of passing the 7% threshold with only 6.37%. The official results were expected by June 7.

According to the final results, the Unity Party won 17 seats with 21,246 votes, the People's Party won nine seats with 10,345 votes and the Communist Party won eight seats with 10,194 votes.

PartyVotes%Seats
Unity Party21,24647.5317
People's Party of South Ossetia10,34523.149
Communist Party of South Ossetia10,19422.808
Fatherland Socialist Party2,9186.530
Total44,703100.0034
Valid votes44,70397.58
Invalid/blank votes1,1102.42
Total votes45,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout55,98081.84
Source: Cominf

Reaction

International observers
Group of 11 observers, representing Italy, Germany, Poland, and Russia noted the election was held 'complying with common democratic standards. Italian Communist and Russophile MEP Giulietto Chiesa commented:

These elections were a model of democracy.

 Europe
The EU refused to accept either the legality of the election or its results.
NATO
The Secretary-General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the alliance did not recognize the elections and reiterated "its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders".
 Georgia
Georgia dismissed the election as illegitimate. Temur Iakobashvili, the State Minister for Reintegration commented:

What they in South Ossetia call elections are very far from real elections.

Nothing but clownery, a farce and a redistribution of criminal power.

 United States
The United States denounced the elections "as a step away from a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict" and refused to "recognize neither the legality nor the results."

References

  1. Postimees 31 May 2009 11:17 citing AFP, Interfax and BNS: Lõuna-Osseetia valib kohalikku parlamenti
  2. Radio Netherlands Worldwide 1 June 2009 06:55Z–16:34Z: South Ossetia's Kokoity wins flawed poll
  3. ^ Telegraph 1 June 2009 11:30 BST: Russia ally strengthens grip on South Ossetia
  4. ^ "Rebel S. Ossetia votes in post-war test for ruler". Reuters. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  5. Postimees 1 June 2009 11:41: EL: Lõuna-Osseetia valimised on kehtetud
  6. B92 1 June 2009 12:34: EU sees S. Ossetia elections as "illegitimate" Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Georgia: "Parliamentary Elections" in South Ossetia (June 1, 2009) Archived June 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. The US Embassy in Georgia. June 1, 2009
  8. ^ NATO Doesn’t Recognize South Ossetia Elections. Sofia News Agency. June 2, 2009
  9. "Rebel Georgian region holds election, tension builds". Reuters. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  10. "Disputed South Ossetia holds poll". BBC News. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  11. "S.Ossetia polls to be observed by 50 monitors, 100 reporters - electioncommission". Interfax. 2009-05-27. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  12. "Press-Release on RSO Parliament Election". RES News Agency. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  13. В Южной Осетии началось голосование на выборах в парламент (in Russian). lenta.ru. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  14. "Elections as a demonstration of independence". Georgia Times. 2009-03-17. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  15. Явка на выборах депутатов Парламента Республики Южная Осетия составила 81,93%. В Парламент прошли три политические партии (in Russian). RES News Agency. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  16. "The EU president Czech Republic regards the parliamentary elections i…". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  17. ^ "The week in review - South Ossetia elections denounced by West | NEWS | The Moscow News". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
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